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    M.P.E.C. 1996-L06                                Issued 1996 June 10, 15:51 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
                 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
    
                                        1987 PA
    
    Observations:
         J87P00A pA1996 06 09.79515 22 27 03.69 -51 20 31.8          18.5 V      413
         J87P00A pA1996 06 09.80557 22 27 05.72 -51 20 01.3                      413
         J87P00A bA1996 06 10.59487 22 29 46.80 -50 42 30.2                      413
         J87P00A bA1996 06 10.59698 22 29 47.19 -50 42 23.9                      413
    
    Observer details:
    413 Siding Spring Observatory.  Observers C. P. Cass, G. J. Garradd,
        R. H. McNaught, D. I. Steel.  Measurer R. H. McNaught.  1.2-m U.K. Schmidt,
        1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees)
    960609 413 0.18- 0.44-    960610 413 0.18- 0.44-    MPC 26756
    
    Orbital elements:
    1987 PA
    Id. R. H. McNaught (1996 observations)
    Epoch 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2450200.5                 Williams
    M 346.37996              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22007071     Peri.  337.77317     +0.29534275     +0.92973823
    a   2.7170308      Node   308.68901     -0.82869155     +0.13475277
    e   0.5641439      Incl.   16.36375     -0.47543977     +0.34267845
    P   4.48           H   18.5           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    870801 675 (1.5-  7.4+)   870822 675  1.7-  0.8- Y  870919 691  1.1+  0.6-
    870801 675  1.9+  1.6+    870824 801  1.3-  0.5+    870920 691  0.4-  0.1-
    870802 675  0.8+  0.8+    870828 688  0.1-  0.2-    870920 691  0.1+  0.4-
    870802 675  0.7+  0.4-    870828 688  0.1-  0.1-    870920 691  1.0+  0.5-
    870805 675 (2.5-  3.7+)   870828 675 (4.6-  7.7-)Y  871026 688  0.5+  0.9+
    870805 675  0.6-  1.8-    870828 675 (1.7- 11.3-)Y  871026 688  0.5+  0.9+
    870817 691  0.8-  0.1+    870829 691  0.9+  0.4+    960609 413  1.0-  1.3-
    870817 691  0.8-  0.1-    870829 691  0.7+  0.3+    960609 413  0.6-  0.0
    870817 691  1.3-  0.5+    870829 691  1.0+  0.1+    960610 413  0.8+  0.4+
    870821 801  0.7-  0.6-    870919 691  0.5-  0.1+    960610 413  0.7+  0.9+
    870822 675 (3.4-  0.1+)Y  870919 691  0.2-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    1987 PA                  a,e,i = 2.72, 0.56, 16                  q = 1.1842
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1996 06 06    22 13.05   -54 08.0    0.364    1.212   114.6    49.6    18.6
    1996 06 11    22 31.06   -50 23.1    0.343    1.201   115.0    50.0    18.4
    1996 06 16    22 45.50   -46 05.3    0.324    1.193   115.7    50.2    18.3
    1996 06 21    22 56.68   -41 16.1    0.308    1.187   116.7    49.9    18.2
    1996 06 26    23 04.96   -35 58.0    0.294    1.184   118.3    49.1    18.0
    1996 07 01    23 10.66   -30 14.8    0.283    1.185   120.3    47.8    17.9
    1996 07 06    23 14.07   -24 12.9    0.275    1.188   122.7    46.1    17.8
    1996 07 11    23 15.34   -18 00.8    0.271    1.194   125.5    43.9    17.7
    1996 07 16    23 14.65   -11 49.0    0.270    1.203   128.6    41.3    17.7
    1996 07 21    23 12.18   -05 48.8    0.273    1.215   131.8    38.5    17.6
    1996 07 26    23 08.18   -00 11.4    0.280    1.230   135.1    35.6    17.6
    1996 07 31    23 02.90   +04 53.9    0.290    1.247   138.3    32.8    17.7
    1996 08 05    22 56.62   +09 20.4    0.304    1.266   141.3    30.1    17.7
    1996 08 10    22 49.62   +13 04.7    0.322    1.287   143.9    27.6    17.8
    1996 08 15    22 42.27   +16 06.0    0.342    1.311   146.1    25.5    17.9
    1996 08 20    22 34.97   +18 26.4    0.366    1.336   147.8    23.8    18.1
    1996 08 25    22 28.09   +20 09.5    0.393    1.363   149.0    22.5    18.2
    1996 08 30    22 21.91   +21 20.2    0.423    1.391   149.5    21.6    18.4
    1996 09 04    22 16.65   +22 03.5    0.456    1.420   149.5    21.1    18.6
    1996 09 09    22 12.45   +22 24.5    0.492    1.451   148.9    21.0    18.8
    1996 09 14    22 09.39   +22 27.9    0.531    1.482   147.7    21.3    19.0
    1996 09 19    22 07.51   +22 18.2    0.574    1.515   146.1    21.7    19.2
    1996 09 24    22 06.79   +21 59.3    0.619    1.548   144.2    22.3    19.5
    1996 09 29    22 07.15   +21 34.5    0.667    1.582   141.9    23.0    19.7
    1996 10 04    22 08.49   +21 06.1    0.719    1.616   139.4    23.7    19.9
    1996 10 09    22 10.73   +20 36.2    0.774    1.650   136.8    24.5    20.2
    1996 10 14    22 13.78   +20 06.4    0.832    1.685   134.1    25.2    20.4
    1996 10 19    22 17.55   +19 38.0    0.893    1.721   131.2    25.8    20.6
    1996 10 24    22 21.97   +19 11.9    0.956    1.756   128.3    26.4    20.8
    1996 10 29    22 26.94   +18 48.8    1.023    1.791   125.4    26.9    21.0
    1996 11 03    22 32.38   +18 29.1    1.093    1.827   122.4    27.3    21.2
    1996 11 08    22 38.24   +18 12.8    1.165    1.863   119.3    27.6    21.4
    1996 11 13    22 44.46   +18 00.3    1.240    1.898   116.3    27.9    21.6
    1996 11 18    22 51.00   +17 51.6    1.317    1.934   113.3    28.0    21.8
    1996 11 23    22 57.81   +17 46.6    1.396    1.969   110.2    28.1    21.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1996 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1996-L06
    

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